Media Type:
Songs
Title
Ihna sha`ab w-intu sha`ab ('We are one people and you are another people') by Ali El-Haggar
Subject
Song
Description
This song by a famous Egyptian singer was released in the summer of 2013, following the military's removal from power of Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi. This was a time of heightened political polarisation, with many Egyptians supporting the military, whilst other Egyptians were protesting against what they saw as a coup.
The lyrics imply that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood are not part of the Egyptian people and derides them as 'backward' and supporters of terrorism. The video shows ordinary Egyptians waving Egyptian flags, referring to the anti-Morsi protests of 30 June 2013.
Creator
Ali El-Haggar
Source
Publisher
You Tube
Date Published
Contributor
- Lyrics by Medhat El-Adl
Rights
Standard YouTube Licence
Related Resources
Language
Arabic/English
Date Created
09/07/2013
Tags
Citation
Ali El-Haggar, “Ihna sha`ab w-intu sha`ab ('We are one people and you are another people') by Ali El-Haggar,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed December 30, 2024, https://egyptrevolution2011.ac.uk/items/show/144.
Media
Translation
Chorus: We are one people
and you, another
We are one people
and you, another
and what moves our hearts
never moved yours
and what moves our hearts
never moved yours
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Chorus: We’re one people
And you, another
We are lovers of the will
Of truth
And of certainty
And you trade in faith
Always changing your tune
For interests and positions,
Well-fed and contented
And when America orders
You shout, ‘Amen!”
We’re one people
And you, another
We see our religion
As a call to enlightenment and civilization
While you limit it to clothes and veils
We see Avicenna
Averroes and El-Hussein
While you see Bin Laden
And darkened caves
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re the simple, contented Egyptian
A soldier from the countryside
He listens to the call for prayer
On his little radio
And his heart is filled with reverence
He prays at night to his creator
To protect his family
And improve his livelihood
He sheds tears while praying
To his God
An honest prayer, without philosophizing
This is tenet of every faith
We’re one people
And you, another
And because Egypt, the faithful
From time immemorial, is in our blood
We will never be like you
And you will never be like us
Round up your sheep and camels
And your clans and tents
Take your shouting and screaming
Take your fatwas and bridles
And go far away from our land
Because you…because we….
We’re one people
And you, another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re one people
And you, another”
and you, another
We are one people
and you, another
and what moves our hearts
never moved yours
and what moves our hearts
never moved yours
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Chorus: We’re one people
And you, another
We are lovers of the will
Of truth
And of certainty
And you trade in faith
Always changing your tune
For interests and positions,
Well-fed and contented
And when America orders
You shout, ‘Amen!”
We’re one people
And you, another
We see our religion
As a call to enlightenment and civilization
While you limit it to clothes and veils
We see Avicenna
Averroes and El-Hussein
While you see Bin Laden
And darkened caves
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re the simple, contented Egyptian
A soldier from the countryside
He listens to the call for prayer
On his little radio
And his heart is filled with reverence
He prays at night to his creator
To protect his family
And improve his livelihood
He sheds tears while praying
To his God
An honest prayer, without philosophizing
This is tenet of every faith
We’re one people
And you, another
And because Egypt, the faithful
From time immemorial, is in our blood
We will never be like you
And you will never be like us
Round up your sheep and camels
And your clans and tents
Take your shouting and screaming
Take your fatwas and bridles
And go far away from our land
Because you…because we….
We’re one people
And you, another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
Although there is one God
We have a God
And you have another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re one people
And you, another
We’re one people
And you, another”
Original Format
video clip
Duration
3m 23s
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